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Nebraska vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Saturday, Nov. 12, 3:05 p.m.
Devaney Center (Lincoln, Neb.)
Nebraska Radio: Husker Sports Network (Matt Coatney-Play-by-Play; Jeff Griesch-Color Analyst) -107.3 KBBK-Lincoln (B107.3); 93.3 KTWI (Twister 93.3 FM)-Omaha, and available to our entire 25-station network.)
Free Live Internet Audio: Huskers.com
The regular season is here! I am so excited about this season's Nebraska women's basketball team. They are a group of young, talented, skilled, athletic and exceptional players who will be fun to watch as they grow together as a team.
In last Sunday's 85-55 exhibition game win over Nebraska-Kearney, 6-2 sophomore forward Jordan Hooper continued her blistering pre-season play with a game-high 28 points. J-Hoop had a 24-point, 17-rebound effort one week earlier against Pittsburg State. Ten Huskers scored in the game, including a 14-point effort from junior point guard Lindsey Moore, who also dished out seven assists. From now on, every game counts and Nebraska opens the regular season campaign this Saturday afternoon against Arkansas Pine-Bluff.
UAPB struggled to a 1-28 record last season and are picked to repeat their 10th-place finish in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Lady Lions lost their top two scorers and leading rebounder from last season. Their roster has seven freshmen and only one senior. Jenise Gentry, a 6-0 junior forward, averaged 8.8 points per game last year and is the top returning scorer for UAPB. She started 21 of 29 games and was third on the team with 5.2 rebounds per game.
Chigozianyi Okwumabua, a 6-1 junior forward, started two games in 2010-11 and was selected as a pre-season second-team all-conference pick by one online publication. She averaged 8.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game last season.
Lakendra Marsh, a 5-3 junior guard, was the main three-point threat for UAPB last year. She made 33-of-111 attempts and averaged 7.2 points per contest. Christina Lasane, a 5-10 sophomore guard, started nine games last season and averaged 2.1 points per game.
Freshman Corredur Vaden, a 5-9 guard, rounds out UAPB's probable starting lineup. A three-time all-state selection at Malvern High School, Vaden averaged 23 points per game in her senior season. She holds the Lady Leopards' school record with 1,842 career points.
Third-year Arkansas-Pine Bluff Head Coach Cary Shelton likes to employ his entire bench and substitute freely during games. Shelton spent time in the U.S. Army before graduating from Arkansas State in 2005. He previously spent four years as an assistant with both the men's and women's programs at UAPB.
The Huskers defeated UAPB 67-39 on Jan. 2, 2008 in the only previous meeting between the two teams.
In honor of Veterans Day Friday, the Nebraska men's and women's basketball programs have announced a special Military/Veterans Appreciation Promotion for this weekend's season openers for both teams. The Nebraska men host South Dakota Friday at 7 p.m. at the Devaney Center, and the Husker women host Arkansas-Pine Bluff Saturday at 3:05 p.m. at the Devaney Center.
Complimentary tickets are available for upper chair-back seats for the men's game on Friday and for general admission seating for the women's game on Saturday. To take advantage of this promotion, visit Huskers.com/tickets. Click on the promotions banner and enter the promo code MIL. The complimentary tickets can be picked up at Will Call on the day of the game, and military ID must be presented when tickets are picked up.
I cordially invite you to join Jeff Griesch and me as we begin our eleventh consecutive season together for Nebraska women's basketball on the Husker Sports Network. Our radio broadcast Saturday afternoon beings with the Husker Courtside pre-game show at 2:45 p.m. (central) with the tip-off scheduled for 3:05 p.m. on the Husker Sports Network, including our new Lincoln affiliate KBBK 107.3 FM (B-107.3), KTWI 93.3 FM (Twister 93.3) in Omaha, and available to our entire twenty-five network stations. All Husker women's basketball broadcasts are also available for free worldwide on the internet at www.huskers.com. I hope you can join us.
Go Big Red!
Matt